Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing

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Tue, 31 July 2018

MB 122: Becoming a Time-Wealthy Multifamily Investor – With Mark Dolfini

The vast majority of us get into multifamily investing because we are hungry for time freedom. We want the flexibility to spend time with our families or travel or go to the gym in the middle of the day if we so choose. But many of us lose sight of that original goal in the pursuit of financial freedom. Our focus on earning money translates to doing ALL of the work ourselves, and before long, we are caught in an unsustainable cycle—doing tasks like bookkeeping and writing investor reports that undervalue our time and pull us away from the work only we can do: finding deals and raising money. So, how do we calculate the value of our time and make informed decisions about what to delegate? How do we hit the reset button and return our focus to the time wealth that inspired us to pursue apartment building investing in the first place?

Mark Dolfini is the founder of Landlord Coach, a mentoring program and business course for landlords and property managers. He is also the author of The Time-Wealthy Investor, Your Real Estate Roadmap to Owning More, Working Less, and Creating the Life You Want. Mark is on a mission to help multifamily investors realize the value of their time and design an intentional business that affords them both financial freedom and time wealth.

Today, Mark joins me to discuss his early interest in the idea of owning real estate and his gradual accumulation of 92 rental properties. He shares the mistakes he made in trying to do all the work himself that led to his Jerry Maguire moment in 2008 when he lost $4.5M overnight and ended up in the hospital with double pneumonia. Mark describes the mindset shift that helped him transition from self-employed to business owner and the VIP System he designed to create a sustainable real estate venture. Listen in for Mark’s insight on the concepts of life output and time wealth—and learn how to determine what your time is worth and delegate accordingly!

Key Takeaways

Marks’s early interest in real estate

Asked for real estate for Christmas as boy
Bought 40 acres in AZ while in Marines

How Mark accumulated 92 rental properties

Bought 12 while attending Purdue
30 when quit working as accountant ($6M)
Made every mistake, no systems in place
Doing all work ‘life was definition of hell’

Mark’s Jerry Maguire moment in 2008

Drop from $65K in rent revenue to $30K
Lost $4.5M in real estate overnight
Worked more, developed double-pneumonia

How Mark transitioned from self-employed to business owner

Intentional about setting up sustainable business
Only do tasks that demo highest, best use of time

Mark’s VIP system

Vision beyond making money
Infrastructure = framework
Process = rules of operation

The concept of life output

Ability to control calendar
Financial wealth as means to end

How to determine the value of your time

Calculate current hourly wage (including travel)
View as loss of $ when performing lesser tasks

Connect with Mark

Landlord Coach

Landlord Coach on Facebook

Mark on LinkedIn

Resources

The Time-Wealthy Investor: Your Real Estate Roadmap to Owning More, Working Less, and Creating the Life You Want by Mark B. Dolfini

The Judge: A Landlord’s Tale by Mark Dolfini

Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing: The Blueprint to Quitting Your Job with Real Estate—Even Without Experience or Cash by Michael Blank

Free eBook: The Secret to Raising Money to Buy Your First Apartment Building

Download
Text “secretbook” to 44222

Michael’s Website

Michael on YouTube

Podcast Show Notes

Direct download: MB_122_-_Becoming_a_Time-Wealthy_Multifamily_Investor__With_Mark_Dolfini.mp3
Category:Commercial Real Estate -- posted at: 5:47pm EDT

Tue, 31 July 2018

MB 121: Proactive Property Management in the 5 Phases of Multifamily – With Bryan Chavis

There are five key phases in the multifamily investing process, and the property manager you hire plays a key role in nearly every stage. So, what should you look for in a property management company? And what KPIs can you use to assess the property manager’s performance?

Bryan Chavis is a thought-leader in the realm of multifamily property management and the bestselling author of Buy It, Rent It, Profit and The Landlord Entrepreneur. He is also the founder of The Landlord Property Management Academy, an online platform for real estate professionals and property management certification. Bryan was named one of the top 40 up-and-coming entrepreneurs under 40 by the Gulf Coast Business Review, and he is a sought-after speaker and consultant for some of the largest housing authorities in the US.

Today, Bryan sits down with me to share his journey, discussing the obstacles he has overcome and his unique approach to ‘embracing adversity.’ He walks us through the five phases of multifamily investment, discussing the current challenges around the acquisitions process and the fundamentals of the implementation stage. Bryan explains what to look for in a property management company and the Key Performance Indicators he reviews on a monthly basis. Listen in for Bryan’s insight on finding a property manager who is proactive and learn to relish the journey as a multifamily investor!